Car-truck frame.



A. STROBEL. CAR TRUCK FRAME. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 9, 1914.

Patented June 2, 1914.

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gnome z I ANDREW STROIBEL, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI CARTBUGK FRAME.

I Specification 0!. Letters Patent.

Application filed February 9, 1914. Serial No. 817,583."

To all whom it may concern. to

Be it known that I, ANDREW Srnonnn, citizen of the United States, residing in St. Louis and State of Mlssouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gar-Truck Frames, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain improvements 1n side frames for car trucks and has relation more particularly to a device of this general character in which the journal boxes comprise a rigid portion formed integral with the side frame, and the principle of thednvention is to provide a device of this general character having novel and improvedmeans whereby a portion of each of the journal boxes is capable of being moved or opened into an inoperative position so as to permit the wheel axles to be removed without disconnecting the side frames from The invention consists in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved truck whereby certaln important advantages are attamed and the device is ren- 'dered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use, all as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of the invention will be carefully defined in the appended claims.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will now proceed to describe t-he same with reference to the acco'mpanying drawings, wherein- F1 gure lis a view in side elevation of a.

truck frame constructed in accordance with T 7 P e 011 the Pi face of the my invention, with a lid of one of the journal boxes being omitted; F1g. 2 is a view in top plan of the device disclosed 1n Fig. l;

, Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view through one of the journal boxes and-taken longitudinally of the truck frame, the adjacent portionof the truck frame being shown infragment; Fig. 4' 's a sectional view taken substantially'on the line 4.-& of Fig. 3; Fig. 5. is a bottomplan view of the device as illustrated. inFig. 4.

1 Referring to the accompanying drawings which illustrate the preferred form of my invention, A designates .a cast metal side frame of any preferred design which is provided withjournal boxes constructed in ac- .cOrdance with my invention, each of said sired to remove the wheel axles.

details of journal boxes consists of a rigid upper por- Patented June 2, 1914. I

tion B that is formed integral with the side frame, and a movable lower portion or bot-- tom C which can be opened or moved into an inoperative position whenever itis de- The rigid portion B of the box forms the upper and major part of the box and the movable portion'G the lowep part or bottom of the box,

the division line between such parts bein approximately one-quarter of. the height 0 the box when calculated from the lower or under face thereof. The longitudinal meeting edges of such portions are substantially straight but are correspondingly reduced as indicated at 1 so as to overlap in order-to afford a more effective joint as is believed to be self-evident while the meeting edges of the inner end of such box are disposed on vertical bevels as indicated at 2 for reasons which are believed to be self-evident. In order to give greater strength to the box and to obtain greater rigidity I find it of advantage'to tie or connect the forward extremities of the sidewalls of the box by the cross member or support 3, positioned adjacent the lower edges of such side walls, as is believed to be clearly shown. It is also to be observed that the forward face of the box as determined by the support 3 is adaptedto be closed by the lid 4 and the opening thereof afl'ordinga means whereby the requisite lubricant may be positioned within the box. -As herein disclosed, the lid 4 is provided at-its upper portion with the inwardly directed perforate lugs 5, through which a suitable pintle 6 is adapted to pass,

said pintle being directed through the barwall of the box.

As herein disclosed, the under portion of the frame A is reinforced'by the depending webs or flanges 8, which extend entirely therealong and are formed integral with the lower portion of the inner face of the wall of the journal box and these webs or flanges 8 in close proximity to the journal box, are providedwith perforations? through which is. adaped to pass a suitable pintle 10, said pintle 10 being also adapted to be directed through. the perforate lugs 11, herein disclosed, as formed in continuity of the reinforcing webs 12 disposed around the lower portion C wherebythe same is substantially reinforced, as is believed to be clearly shown in the drawings. By this arrangement it being disposed in will be seen that an effective connection is to be had between the liinged or lower portion C and the frame A. The opposite ex? tremities of the flanges or webs 12 are proj ected above the opposite side of the portion 6 to afford the perforate lugs 14 adapted to register and coact with the perforate por- ..tion 15 of the Webs or flanges 16 disposed around the major portion B of the journal box and disposed in substantial continuity with the upper of the reinforcing webs or flanges disposed along the upper portion of the main frame A such flanges or webs 16 outwardly diverging planes in order that increased strength may be imparted to the portion B of the journal A suitable pintle 'orlocking pin 17 is adapted to be directed through the PQI'fO." rate portions 15 and the lugs 14: whereby the lower portion Q or door as it may be termed, may be eifectivelyand conveniently maintained in operative position. It is also thought to be self-evident that if desired, the pintle 17 maybe employed as a hinge member in which inslfince, the pint-1e 10 mav be removed. This howev erence. I

From the foregoing description, it is thought that a truck frame constructed in accordance with my invention is of an extremely simple and comparativel inexpensive nature and isparticularly weil adapted for use by reason of the convenience and fa cility with which the various parts comprised therein maybe assembled and with which they may be manipulated and it will also be obvious that my invention is susceptible of considerable change and modi fication without material departure from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out my invention in practice. Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. A car truck side frame provided with a divided journal box, the division line be tween such parts being approximately onequarter of the height of the box when calculated from the under face thereof, the

posed over the top of the r, is a matter of pref; .face of the upper-portion of the upper portion of the box being formed integral with the side frame, spaced reinforc ing webbin s disposed over the top and forward face of the upper ortion of the journal box, the portions of the webbings disjournal box being arranged in outwardly divergin planes, the lower extremities of such webbin being perforate, a lower member hinge ly conneeted with the frame and provided with webbings disposed therearound, such webblngs terminating in projecting perforate lugs adapted to overlie the perforate extremities of the webbings of the upper portion of the box and a pintle adapted to be directed through the registering perforations for maintaining the lower portion of the journal box in operative position.

2. A car truck side frame provided with a divided journal box, the division line between such parts being approximately onequarter of the height of the box when calculated from the under face thereof, the upper portion of the box being formed integral with the side frame, reinforcing" webbings disposed over the top and forward journal box, the lower extremities of such webbings being perforate, a lower member hingedly connected with the frame and provided with webbings disposed therearound, such webbings terminating in projecting perforate lugs adapted to overlie the perforate extremities of the webbings of the upper por tion of the box and a pintle adapted to be directed through the registering perforations for maintainiugthe lower portion of the journal box in operative position, the pivotal connection with the frame being afforded by by the lower section of the journal box adapted to overlie perforate portions of webbing carried by the under surface of the frame and a pintle adapted to be' disposed through said registering. aperturesfij" T In testimony'whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

SAM HOCHMAN, EDNA F. Josr.

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